| Soundwave said:
The point remains. If Nintendo wanted to compete against the PS4/XB1 and the current machines, the time to launch a credible machine was in 2012 ideally/2013 at the latest. They chose to launch an underpowered successor to the Wii instead, squandering several years, and letting Sony have all the time in the world to remobilize and retake the console market. Launching 2017 and spotting the PS4 more than 4 years headstart, allowing Microsoft to not only have the XB1 but the Scorpio too, and even letting the PS4 Neo have a headstart too ... There is no room for them in the market. A freaking 4+ year headstart is ridiculous too, the Sega Saturn would've beaten the Playstation and N64 if you gave it a 4 year head start, the GameCube would've destroyed the PS2 with a 4 year headstart. Beyond that which one of these COD/Destiny/FIFA/Madden fanatics is buying the 4-5 years "me too" Nintendo console that they can't play with any of their friends online with because they all already own a PS4/XB1? The online communities have cemented themselves too, no one wants that type of console that they can't play against their friends with. Too late now for Nintendo, they had a window of oppurtunity in 2012/13, you can't be so sloppy in this business and think you can just show up when ever you want and say "sorry" and gamers will come flocking back. Ask Sega and the Dreamcast. People move on with their gaming preferences and become comfortable with someone else. |
I think there was potential for them to succeed the PS4/X1 but I think the Neo/Scorpio have weakened the relevance of a powerful Nintendo platform.
